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Parent expresses bus stop concerns

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HOWLAND — A Howland parent is urging school officials to move a Venice Drive bus stop away from a four-way intersection over safety concerns, but district administrators say routing guidelines and on-site observations don’t support making a change. As Monday’s board meeting concluded, the Howland Board of Education heard from Stephanie Orr, who read a letter from a concerned parent regarding a bus stop on the corner of Anderson Avenue and Venice Drive. “I feel that it is a dangerous bus stop for the kids; it is a four-way stop, and hardly anybody stops. Most people just roll ...

Liberty board OKs community engagement job

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LIBERTY — Chronic absenteeism is a problem many local school districts face, and one of them hopes to take a stronger stand against it. The Liberty Board of Education at its meeting earlier this week approved establishing the student and community engagement liaison position. The liaison will focus on boosting early enrollment, tracking attendance data, and connecting families with district and community resources to remove barriers to attendance. The full-time position will report to district principals and Superintendent Brian Knight starting in the 2026–27 school year. The ...

Public school officials decry education funding system

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LEAVITTSBURG — Public school officials and advocates say Ohio’s education funding system is unfair, with the state’s percentage of money decreasing, causing a heavy burden on property tax owners and impacting the quality of education. A.J. Calderone, superintendent of the LaBrae Local School District, which hosted the Greater Western Reserve School Funding Forum at its high school, said: “You can’t talk about fair school funding, you can’t talk about income tax restructuring and property tax reform, you can’t talk about vouchers or litigation efforts in state of Ohio in ...

Pepper targets Ramaswamy’s policies

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YOUNGSTOWN — David Pepper, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said the platform of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, is a disaster for working class Ohioans and continues the GOP’s efforts to benefit the rich. During a Tuesday news conference in ...

State Legislature passes 90-day gas tax holiday

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The state Legislature overwhelmingly passed a 90-day Ohio gas tax holiday that was pushed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial candidate. It should be signed into law Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican. The quickly written bill passed Wednesday in the Senate 26-5 and then in the House 78-16 with Ramaswamy saying when he becomes governor, passing needed legislation will happen this fast. Several Democrats voting in favor of the proposal despite saying the plan is an election ploy to help Ramaswamy, said the average motorist will save about $3 a week, those who ...

Nation and world at a glance for September 30

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Supreme Court lets deportations to other countries resume for Trump WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will let President Donald Trump’s administration resume deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The high court said Tuesday it will hear arguments in the case. The order lifts for now an appeals court decision that found migrants must have a chance to object. Federal attorneys said the lower court’s decision forced the cancellation of a deportation flight carrying about 70 people. Under a series of ...